May 21, 2010
Arkansas Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln knew she was in a tough primary fight from her left in the person of Bill Halter. Progressives had become fed up with Lincoln's corporate-favoring ways and helped Halter become a viable competitor. In the Arkansas primary on Tuesday, Halter successfully forced Lincoln into a special Democratic runoff election the [...]
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March 18, 2009
UPDATE: Here's Obama today…. AIG, big bailoutee, to the tune of $160 billion, give or take, is handing out $150 million, give or take, in contractual bonuses to mouse-clicking traders deemed by the company to be "irreplacable talent." The bonuses amount to less than .1% of AIG's total bailout package. But you would never know [...]
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